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Gatsby77

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    ? Gaiman has said Season 2 is in doubt. That's my words - a lose, but accurate paraphrase of the screenshot @Troy.Division posted above. One person stated, on Twitter, "I don't understand why Season 2 is even a question." And Neil Himself responded: "Because Sandman is a really expensive show...So yes, we've been the top show in the world the past two weeks. That still may not be enough." He then reiterates the renewal uncertainty throughout many responses to that tweet yesterday and today. There's literally no other way to read the exchange - or the thrust of his other tweets on the subject over the last 24 hours.
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    Exactly. As I said initially further up the page, our highlighting that Gaiman has publicly said Season 2 is in doubt and his actively attempting to rally the fans to help ensure it becomes a reality... Isn't being negative...just realistic. For me, The Sandman didn't even start getting good until after A Doll's House - and several of my favorite stories were in the 50s. I don't need four seasons because honestly, The Kindly Ones and The Wake were weak sauce. But I absolutely want another two seasons that take us solidly through # 19-56.
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    Well, for one thing, an 84% audience score isn't that far off from 73%. But more importantly - both are hugely expensive shows - and as much as I hate to admit it, Mark Millar's a far more proven box office draw than Gaiman. Yes - Gaiman's the better, more celebrated writer - but Millar's work has made movie studios (Netflix aside) far more money than they've lost. Including: Wanted Kick- Kingsmen: The Secret Service Logan Captain America: Civil War The point is, Gaiman himself has said that, as of last night, Season 2 of the Sandman is still in doubt.
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    Again, ? Neil never compared the Sandman results to that of Jupiter's Legacy -- I did. ...Because it was also a "really expensive" comic book-based show, debuted at # 1 on Netflix and was still cancelled. Later on down the thread, Gaiman notes that if Netflix passes, it could still be picked up by another streaming service. Had nothing to do with Good Omens.
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    ? Not negative - just realistic. And it was Gaiman himself who issued the warning. Frankly, it's not a good sign that it fell to # 2 in ~10 days, despite the episode 11 release and rebound. (But again - it's largely irrelevant - Netflix's key renewal metric is new subscriber attraction and retention - metrics that are far more complex than simply "everybody watched this.") Interestingly, in that Twitter thread he also noted: 1) Should Netflix pass on a Season 2, it would be offered to competing streamers; and 2) Even if it were renewed tomorrow, we wouldn't see Season 2 until at least 2024.
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    I was afraid of this. A reminder: Jupiter's Legacy was # 1 its first week of release as well. And Netflix's metrics aren't just "how many people watched" but rather "how many new subscribers watched?"
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    See above - with the photo of the 1989 # 1. She's been snarky for 30+ years now - and the Byrne series was clearly marked satire - taking the out of the typical superhero books (and tropes) of the day.
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    She-Hulk's been breaking the fourth wall since before Deadpool first appeared. Heck - she even does so on the cover of the first issue of the 1989 Byrne reboot.
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    Episode 11 is easily my second-favorite, after 6. Both parts were really well done - and exactly what I wanted more of - adaptations of the single-issue stories once the series was beginning to really hit its stride. Raises my overall rating for the series to B+. But it also solidifies in my mind the parallels to Black Mirror - which felt similarly uneven, with episodes ranging from mediocre to masterpiece, often back-to-back.
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    I'm with you. Finished this last week and have been trying to decide where I land on it since. And here it is: Uneven, and ultimately a bit disappointing. Grade B, which includes a large positive curve just for trying it at all - and hope for better episodes in future seasons. My actual grade for the season would be C+. I found episodes 1-6 to be far stronger than episodes 7-10 -- with 5+6 being the two best episodes - and only ones I've re-watched so far. Granted - I didn't really like most of the first dozen issues of Sandman - and think the series only really hit its stride with the single-issue stories that came later (including 18-20, 30, 38, 50-56). Sure, I'd be down for multi-episode arcs of Season of the Mists or A Game of You, but honestly the issues I still recall vividly 25+ years later are all single-issue stories (including 8+13, which were brilliantly combined here in episode 6). Bottom line: I hope it gets renewed for at least 2 more seasons and continues to improve.
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    Silvermane's back?
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    I've said this before, but I wonder if Zaslav really hates the idea of Keaton as Batman. He cancelled Batgirl Rumor is Keaton's cameo in Aquaman 2 was re-shot with Affleck This leaves only The Flash left, which - should they keep it - probably works as a one-and-done anyway, since chronologically the film was supposed to appear first. So, of the trio, it's likely got Keaton's introduction.
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    As others have noted, she's far from a Mary Sue. The crux of a Mary Sue is infinite plot armor - that she's magically able to have whatever skills required from her in that moment - without training, failure or growth. We clearly see Naru's growth, as a tracker and warrior, throughout the film - replete with hunting failures, practice, trial and error, etc. (And, as noted above, her growth as a hunter mirrors that of the Predator's.) That's the crux of it - she's a totally different character by film's end -- prior to the final battle -- than she was at the beginning. Further, it's reinforced several times in the first hour that she would have been disrespected by her tribe even if she were a male because she was so inexperienced - having not yet completed the rite of passage that would make her worthy of her first hunt. "How awesome and perfect she is at everything" - LOL. Did you just ignore the first 90 minutes of the film?
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    Worth reading. https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/13/23300237/dceu-ezra-miller-the-flashbatgirl-black-adam-david-zaslav
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    Counterpoint: The casual sex thing - and comedic sex between superheroes - was really well done in Jessica Jones (Season 1). And it was faithful to the comic, too. IIRC correctly, Alias # 1 caused a stir when it was first released because the opening pages featured her having just had casual sex with Luke Cage. This was the first appearance of the character, and she was immediately tied to an existing Marvel superhero.
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    Is it possible to do 9.9 pre-screens?
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    Right? It blows my mind that even in the best case scenario, since this film was announced, we will have seen three Ant-Man films before a single solo Flash film. Like, Marvel could potentially finish its whole Paul Rudd Scott Lang arc and be prepping to reboot the character - and we’d still be waiting for this single film to debut.
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    This is the point I was getting at - What's a realistic box office for this film? It can't be $800 million+ But is $650 million worldwide a "failure?" Not saying it won't make money. But I have severe doubts it will make "tentpole expectations" money.
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    Possibly. But if word-of-mouth from those who saw it was good - or even passable - it wouldn't have dropped 69+% in its second weekend. Even Josh Trank's Fantastic Four fell only 68%+ in its second weekend.
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    ? A full-on Batman v. Superman movie - which also introduced Wonder Woman - did less box office than a solo Aquaman movie, and the excuse is it was simply the 2nd film in a burgeoning connected DC universe? My question remains: What's a reasonable expectation for The Flash's worldwide box office? Is it a failure if it only hits $700 million? Do folks think it's gotta' do $800 million? If it does $650 million is Ezra Miller's personal life to blame? Or is that amount a reasonable expectation for a solo Flash film with Michael Keaton as Batman?
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    ? Did BvS hit Aquaman's worldwide box office or did it not?
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    Nah - I'm specifically talking about box office expectations for The Flash. Because there's a wide gulf between expecting Black Widow numbers and expecting Aquaman numbers - particularly when the last few Batman- or Superman-starring films didn't hit Aquaman numbers. If you're judging *failure* by whether a film is bad, have you ever seen: BvS Suicide Squad Justice League Green Lantern Jonah Hex Catwoman
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    I'm curious what people believe constitutes The Flash "underperforming?" Man of Steel made $668 million worldwide. Justice League made $657 million. Wonder Woman made $823 million. Suicide Squad made $747 million Batman v. Superman made $874 million The Suicide Squad made $169 million Is The Flash a failure if it *only* hits $700 million worldwide? Is theatrical break-even (given the delays & presumptive re-shoots) $850 million? What's a failure here? Aquaman numbers or bust? Or are Black Widow numbers more appropriate?
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    Except Miller's neither of those - who were long-established A-list stars before they (respectively) fell off. Ezra Miller is more akin to Lindsay Lohan - but worse -- in that she was a far bigger star - and box office draw, before her fall from grace than they are.
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